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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

The OBdW postponed, and thereby temporarily barred/blocked, the awarding of the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross for "remarkable services in troop leadership" from August 3rd, 1940 until March 16th, 1941.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Daske, Karl17-11-1919 
Danzer, Hermann25-06-191620-06-1940
Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels, Freih. von, Friedrich-Karl01-04-190709-07-1940
Dürbeck, Wilhelm25-01-191219-01-1941
Dietz, Edwin-Oskar04-07-191417-07-1941
Dous, Willi16-06-191602-09-1941more
Dünker, Edgar22-08-190229-12-1941
Daumiller, Hans (Geb.Jäg.Rgt 98)24-08-191012-01-1942more
Doench, Fritz19-05-190414-06-1942
Durchdenwald, Wilhelm27-06-191417-08-1942
Dormann, Hermann (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64)11-10-191222-01-1943more
Dicke, Anton25-08-191126-01-1943
Denk, Gustav24-01-191513-02-1943
Dietrich, Johann05-08-191102-04-1943
Dahlke, Hermann (Waffen SS)17-02-191705-07-1943more
Dewitz, von, Eckhardt (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143)15-02-192105-07-1943more
Damm, Otto29-05-191416-07-1943
Dinger, Friedrich 'Fritz' (JG 53 "Pik As")20-08-191527-07-1943more
Deegener, Johannes09-02-190531-07-1943
Diem, Otto13-10-191708-08-1943
David, Ernst08-07-192011-08-1943more
Domrich, Otto10-03-191811-08-1943
Dünser, Lothar22-04-191814-08-1943more
Druffner, Alfred28-05-190429-09-1943more
Dieckmann, August Hinrich29-05-191210-10-1943more
Dittmer, Joachim26-11-191503-11-1943
Döbele, Anton16-11-191011-11-1943
Dieling, Horst11-04-192105-01-1944
Dumke, Günther02-08-191428-01-1944
Dietrich, Wilhelm Heinrich August (Waffen SS)17-11-191212-03-1944more
Deneke, Siegfried19-05-190816-03-1944
Dammers, Hans08-12-191317-03-1944
Dörffel, Georg (Schlachtgeschwader 1)27-07-191426-05-1944more
Dietl, Eduard Wohlrath Christian (Generaloberst)21-07-189023-06-1944more
Dowerk, Paul09-02-191023-06-1944
Donat, Gottfried22-10-191624-06-1944
Digeon von Monteton, Baron, Constantin28-02-188627-06-1944
Dürr, Emil (Waffen SS)11-06-192027-06-1944
Dollmann, Friedrich02-02-188228-06-1944more
Doenicke, Hans-Günther07-08-191801-07-1944
Doering, von, Bernd16-01-190307-07-1944
Drescher, Otto05-10-189513-08-1944more
Diergarten, Hans (Waffen SS)05-04-191321-08-1944more
Dassow, Rudolf23-01-192025-08-1944
Dressel, Albert15-09-191408-09-1944
Dettenberg, Werner14-02-191712-09-1944
Dittfeld, Johannes18-09-190712-09-1944
Doering, Alfred26-03-191222-09-1944
Dörflinger, Walter30-05-191925-09-1944
Debiel, Leo Otto17-11-191409-10-1944
Danowski, Franz18-02-191710-10-1944
Drolshage, Hubertus31-00-192312-10-1944
Dommeratzky, Otto03-05-191613-10-1944
Dimming, Joseph (Divisions-Gruppe 112)25-05-192301-01-1945
Druschel, Alfred (Schlachtgeschwader 1)04-02-191701-01-1945more
Deisenhofer, Dr.jur., Eduard „Eddi" (Waffen SS)27-06-190931-01-1945more
Dallmann, Werner (Waffen SS)07-04-192400-02-1945more
Dörner, Helmut (Waffen SS)26-06-190911-02-1945more
Dittlof, Heinrich14-08-191620-02-1945more
Dunkel, Konrad14-10-190820-02-1945more
Demand, Waldemar09-03-192421-02-1945
Drexler, Walter (SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8)25-09-191623-02-1945more
Dombrowski, Kurt29-07-189500-03-1945
Dempke, August11-12-191501-03-1945
Duve, Werner (Grenadier-Regiment 183)19-11-191103-03-1945more
Dreher, Johann "Hans"30-11-192004-03-1945
Degen, Günther (Waffen SS)30-08-191713-03-1945
Dresel, Bernhard05-04-190920-03-1945
Dorr, Hans (Waffen SS)07-04-191221-03-1945more
Draxenberger, Josef 'Sepp' (SS-Panzer-Regiment 5)27-03-192123-03-1945
Denninger, Rudolf03-01-191131-03-1945
Doff, Franz12-07-192001-04-1945
Diesing, Ulrich12-03-191117-04-1945more
Dünkler, Joachim08-07-191519-04-1945
Decker, Karl Gustav Adolf30-11-189721-04-1945more
Dähne, Paul-Heinrich "Sarotti 2"07-07-192124-04-1945
Doemming, von, Diethelm14-02-191229-04-1945
Dörmann, Karl (Artillerie-Regiment 1542)23-05-191302-05-1945
Dargies, Walter13-10-189913-05-1945
Dirlewanger, Dr., Oskar Paul (Waffen SS)26-09-189507-06-1945more
Dehmel, Ernst (Waffen SS)07-04-191507-08-1945more
Dohle, Herbert27-03-190914-04-1946
Degel, Franz07-08-192010-06-1946
Dederichs, Bruno09-04-191108-07-1949
Dragalina, Corneliu05-02-188711-07-1949
Dumßner, Andreas12-12-192208-10-1949more
Dumitrescu, Petre18-02-188215-01-1950more
Dreyer, Georg28-07-190304-09-1952
Deboi, Heinrich-Anton06-04-189305-07-1955
Döring, Wilhelm "Willy" (Kampfgeschwader 53)02-10-191803-08-1955more
Dorn, Heinrich11-08-189715-07-1956
Daniels, Edler von, Alexander17-03-189106-01-1960
Drekmann, Dipl.Ing., Paul13-11-189309-03-1960more
Devers, Hans-Werner25-06-191005-08-1960
Drexel, Hans Carl (Waffen SS)22-11-191912-04-1962more
Dixius, Karl22-04-191428-05-1962
Doering-Manteuffel, Johann-Wilhelm17-07-189821-01-1963
Drolshagen, Franz (Grenadier-Regiment 698)10-07-191224-06-1965
Dietrich, Josef 'Sepp' (Waffen SS)28-05-189221-04-1966more
Dauner, Nikolaus "Klaus"03-03-190220-12-1966more
Dettke, Oskar01-01-191317-03-1967more
Drebber, von, Moritz (Generalmajor)12-02-189230-05-1968more
Dilley, Bruno29-08-191331-08-1968more
Deichen, Kurt "Charly"20-04-191427-02-1969
Dinort, Oskar23-06-190127-05-1969more
Deutschländer, Erich07-01-191004-10-1969
Doergens, Hans-Joachim26-12-191207-06-1970
Drange, Günther14-03-189718-06-1970
Dehner, Ernst05-03-188913-09-1970more
Dorfmeister, Hans09-12-191416-09-1970
Drüke, Wilhelm30-10-190404-01-1971
Degen, Hans18-02-189918-11-1971more
Düskow, Alwin (Artillerie-Regiment 295)13-01-189726-12-1971more
Dilz, Fritz01-01-191512-01-1972
Düvert, Walter02-10-189304-02-1972
Dörr, Franz10-02-191310-10-1972more
Dortenmann, Hans11-12-192101-04-1973
Diestel, Erich (Generalleutnant)08-11-189203-08-1973more
Domaschk, Erich19-05-190814-02-1974
Denzinger, Dipl.Ing., Franz (Art.Rgt. z.b.V. 553)16-08-189510-03-1974more
Daser, Edmund01-10-190806-09-1974
Demme, Rudolf03-06-189405-01-1975more
Droitsch, Herbert18-05-191216-01-1975
Dietsche, Bernhard Anton (Waffen SS)03-02-191228-01-1975more
Danhauser, Paul02-08-189211-12-1975
Drexel, Josef Anton (Grenadier-Regiment 436)11-04-189425-02-1976more
Dudeck, Gerhard (Transportgeschwader 2)22-12-191305-06-1976more
Droste, Hans29-03-191513-07-1976
Detmers, Theodor22-08-190204-11-1976
Dumitrache, Ioan00-00-188906-03-1977
Dessloch, Otto11-06-188913-05-1977more
Deventer, Hugo10-11-191606-01-1979
Dierks, Karl-Heinz (Grenadier-Regiment 42)29-03-191625-01-1979more
Dorsch, Walter09-11-191702-03-1979
Dörries, Helmut05-09-191107-01-1980
Dethleffsen, Erich02-08-190404-07-1980
Dorow, Otto (Infanterie-Regiment 514)22-09-189902-08-1980
Deutsch, Ferdinand07-02-191015-09-1980
Daubert, Henning31-05-190001-11-1980more
Dominik, Hans24-11-190610-11-1980
Dönitz, Karl16-09-189124-12-1980more
Deichmann, Paul (Generalleutnant)27-08-189810-01-1981
Dobberkau, Hans07-01-191723-02-1981
Dörnbrack, Werner29-02-191616-03-1981
Dubigk, Karl08-02-190317-11-1981
Drexler, Oskar (SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 12)09-03-191128-01-1982more
Dietlen, Walter07-02-189715-03-1982
Dallmeier, Josef29-01-191104-07-1982
Denkert, Walter23-02-189709-07-1982more
Drewes, Wilhelm26-05-190714-07-1982
Dietrich, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 55)30-04-191710-08-1982more
Donhauser, Georg22-08-190901-10-1982
Döring, Johann25-12-191002-11-1982
Dietrich, Karl-Heinz15-06-191522-03-1983
Drössiger, Kurt03-08-190803-05-1983
Drossel, Leo (Infanterie-Regiment 102)02-02-190316-07-1983more
Dollwet, René22-10-192215-12-1983more
Dünkel, Friedrich07-03-192008-02-1984
Drewes, Dr.jur., Heinrich (Kradschützen-Bat.10)14-12-189424-02-1984more
Döbrich, Hans24-03-191606-04-1984more
Düllberg, Ernst28-03-191327-07-1984
Dorenbeck, Paul15-12-189527-09-1984
Donnhauser, Anton Johann Karl08-04-191330-10-1984more
Dahl, Walther17-03-191625-11-1985more
Daniel, Richard24-12-190004-05-1986more
Domaschk, Joachim20-05-191421-06-1986more
Deutschmann, Siegfried28-12-191215-09-1986more
Dittrich, Dr. jur., Stefan (Artillerie-Reg. 46)28-06-191205-02-1988
Dahms, Paul28-05-191319-03-1988
Dreike, Franz-Josef (Waffen SS)27-10-191024-07-1988
Darjes, Paul-Friedrich20-03-191120-02-1989
Doering, Ernst11-12-190708-05-1989
Dietz, Valentin12-11-191206-07-1989
Dommes, Wilhelm16-04-190723-01-1990
Dirkmorfeld, Josef04-05-191220-03-1990
Dienenthal, Erich17-12-191526-07-1990more
Dienhold, Johannes23-02-190104-11-1990
Drechsler, Gerhard (Divisions-Füsilier-Bat. 14)23-12-192027-07-1992more
Delius, Paul11-12-191205-08-1992
Doser, Otto08-05-191730-12-1992
Dobberstein, Werner04-04-191125-02-1993more
Drexler, Hans (WH-Panzer)25-11-191312-08-1993
Dombacher, Kurt09-02-192008-10-1993
Diesener, Joachim20-02-191809-03-1994
Degrelle, Leon Marie Joseph Ignace (Waffen SS)15-06-190631-03-1994more
Dix, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 510)29-08-190830-07-1994
Damsch, Werner (Waffen SS)22-07-191807-11-1994more
Deutsch, Heinz21-07-192015-10-1995
Debus, Heinrich (Waffen SS)30-06-192105-03-1996
Darnedde, Erich14-12-190611-11-1996
Dutter, Franz Karl24-10-191721-11-1996more
Dobratz, Kurt09-04-190421-12-1996
Drünkler, Ernst-Georg08-07-192012-03-1997
Dally, Hans06-05-191602-04-1997
Diddens, Diddo Siebels (Stug.-Abteilung "GD")22-04-191727-09-1997more
Düppenbecker, Herbert10-02-191601-10-1997more
Dinkelaker, Ulrich01-11-190417-10-1997more
Düwell, Klaus03-03-191715-02-1998
Dyroff, Adam Franz (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115)06-05-191624-03-1998more
Duncker, Christoph10-12-191407-06-1998
Deisenberger, Hermann13-04-191508-07-1998more
Delica, Egon04-01-191526-04-1999more
Dörmann, Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 528)29-01-190505-06-1999more
Dawedeit, Herbert20-05-191403-08-1999more
Dannebaum, Alfred (Pz.Aufklär.Abt.24)06-02-191821-10-1999more
Drude, Hans14-09-191430-04-2000
Debus, Otto (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12)21-08-191414-10-2000more
Darius, Wolfgang (Panzer-Abteilung 21)02-04-191118-11-2000more
Düttmann, Peter "Bonifazius"23-05-192309-01-2001more
Döring, Arnold (Nachtjagdgeschwader 3)29-01-191810-04-2001more
Diefenthal, Josef "Jupp" (Waffen SS)05-10-191513-04-2001more
Dammeier, Heinrich (U-270)09-02-191416-05-2001more
Donth, Rudolf16-02-192019-06-2001more
Diepold, Max (Schlachtgeschwader 77)01-02-192118-08-2001more
Drexler, Hans (WH-Infanterie)25-12-191114-11-2001
Dauser, Hans (Waffen SS)31-07-190820-11-2001more
Dörnemann, Heinrich "Heinz"19-09-191017-12-2001
Dörfel, Josef02-03-191503-04-2002
Dath, Friedrich26-04-191903-12-2002
Dose, Paul10-02-192113-03-2003more
Denk, Wilhelm26-01-191530-03-2003
Dürrwanger, Alfred07-04-191523-07-2003
Dratwa, Johannes22-11-191412-08-2003
Drexel, Johann (Grenadier-Regiment 408)20-12-191909-02-2004
Dropmann, Hermann25-03-190810-02-2004more
Düe, Rolf (PzJgAbt 19)28-01-191514-04-2005more
Dipberger, Wilhelm 'Willi'30-05-191810-09-2005more
Dahmer, Hugo07-05-191501-08-2006
Dörries, Josef07-06-192309-07-2007
Drees, Karl-Heinz17-09-192314-07-2008
Dickfeld, Adolf20-02-191017-05-2009more
Darges, Fritz (Waffen SS)08-02-191325-10-2009more
Dubicki, Albert12-07-192125-10-2009
Deppe, Hans-Werner21-03-192130-12-2009
Ditter, Hans (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7)31-01-191729-01-2011
Diekwisch, Erwin-Peter12-08-192020-08-2013more
Drewes, Martin20-10-191813-10-2013
Dennhardt, Oskar-Hubert30-06-191519-06-2014
Drescher, Georg-Wilhelm15-02-192006-05-2016
Dahlmann, Kurt04-03-191829-08-2017
Damerius, Dieter17-04-192428-12-2018

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